New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
MINNESOTA I LEGISLATURE
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate and
House.

synopsis or the Proceedings Of the Senate and
House.
sENATE-A very large number of bills
SIC, We're introduced. Senator Hall in
51oduced resolution that the committee on
3Teuenchment and reform be instructed to
report on the amount of fees andlperquisites
which now go to the oil Inspector and sur
Veyor OF logs, and to draft bill making
both Offices salaried ones, each not to exceed
$4,000. Senator Ward gave notice that he
would soon introduce bill to abolish the
Office of Oil Inspector entirely. Senator Ed
wards resolution, providing for the pri ming
OF Gov McGilPs inaugural in the various
Languages, created considerable debate The
original resolution fixed the number. as fol-
lows: In the Norwegian language 1000:
German, 1000; Swedish, 1000. and French
5OO. Senator Ward wanted to know if the
. Americans were to have any show at the
message, and said after the Scandinavians
IN the state had been supplied. he would
like to see some OF the messages printed in
North American English. He amended the
resolution so as to have printed 2, 900 copies
In Bohemian, and the resolution was passed.
Senator Schetfers bill to amend the laws
relating to tax sales provides that in cases
where taxes are assessed or assumed to have
been actually paid before the entry of iudg-
ment, OF where the lands are not subject to
taxation, Or exempt from taxation such
Judgment shall be prinaa facie only. Another
amendment provides that it may always be
shown for the purpose OF defeating any tax
sale made under the provisions of the law
that the taxes were in fact paid prior to the
entry OF the Judgment, or that the land was
notsubJect to taxation, or was exempt from
taxation.
Senator Chapman's bill relating to the
qualifications of petit juries in criminal
cases is Important 1t is intended to facili-
tate the selection of jurors and does away
with the presumption that man who reads
the newspapers and possesses ordinary in
telligence Is not qualified for Juror The
bill provides that no person shall be dis
qualified from serving as Juror in cases of
felony for anything he may have said him
self or have heard others say relative to the
guilt or Innocence of any person accused of
crime, nor for reading accounts of such
crime in newspapers, provided any opinions
the jurors may have are susceptible of
change by the evidence.
HoUsE.-The house concurred in the SEN
ate resolution that q joint committee OF
fifteen five from the senate and ten from
the ouse) be appointed on apportion-
ment. A large number OF bills and resolu.
lions, mostly OF little account were intro
'duced.
Mr.. Donnelly brought UP in the house a
Joint resolution to indorse the Interstate
resentative Reyes thought delay would
be WISE Donnelly urged the farmers to
support him:
St. Paul. had soft snap unde the
present arrangements, but he was not here
to persecute the great cities. Justice is
protected in his rights. After long
debate and second reading the resolution
passed by a vote OF IT to g. and it's formal
passage was by vote of rs to 8. Those
voting no at first we're:
Cullen, Potter, Petit. Rogers, Trawicky,
Wallan-total, 6. Absent, Lee.
Speaker Merriam then announced the
regular House committees, as follows:
THE COMMITTEES.
Observation-Disclosures Iverson, Will
Jams, Nordoold Ameson, Jones William r.,
Skinner
State Prison--Freeman, Costello. Touslev.
Dornfeld, Newell, Flynn, Sherwood
-Insurance-Arnold, Naeseth, Low. Morrison
Immigration Warren, Hattlestadt.
Walstrom. Shoemaker. Swartwoudt McArdle.
State Normal Schools -Bennett, Hurd. Arnold.
Anderson u. A., Sherwood. Inglehard, Gross
Hospital for Insane-Morrison. Swenson, An
derson u. AZ, Bjorge, Kreis, Cloutier, Dickman.
Temperance Buffum Ellingson, Estes, Dick
man, Morrison, Prasser, Hendrickson.
-. Grain and Warehouse Inspection-Matts
Pettitt, Johnson, Costello, Plow1nan, Naeseth
NJ Furiong. Champlin, Beatty Parrott 0'.o0 w.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Instttute-Keyes, Even
son, Fathers Shave, Faircy.
Public Buldines-Colby, swensoa, Fathers,
Boedigheimer. Slaven
Elections-Miller, Latham. Lehman, Newell,
Furlong $3.50, > 80
Commerce-Johnsrud. HARDWOOD, Madison,
Jones w. R.. Quigley.
Joint Committee on University and University
Lands-Costello, Miller, Donnelly, Hendrick-
son. Emery.
Special Committee on Drainage-Baker, Matt
son, Barker, Ivefson, Boedgheimer.
Joint Committee on Taxes and Tax Laws
Barker, Lee Dunno, Colby, Heisler.
State Reform School-Elmquest, Swartwoudt
Bunge ST., Pratt, Trawickv.
Mines and MineraIs-Bjorge, Lum, Van DEF
Velde. Hummer, Smith
ForesJry-Brown, Hanson, Walstrom, Smith
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Bunge Jr. Mobiles
Smith, 1nglehard.
Dornfeld.
State Library Wilson, Tousley shuler, Quig-
Rules and Joint Rules-Reese, Lee, Rogers
Teubert, Gregory.
Printing Williams, Shave, Anderson R. NJ
McArdle, Quigley. E :
Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams-Pot-
ter, Evenson, Mobiles, Dunno, Duane. -
Ra1lToads-Donnelly. Baker Bjorge, Halvor-
Sevatson, Howard, Prosser Knox, Hurd. Teu-
bert, Skinner
Judiciary--,~-ers, Reyes, Barker Latham,
Ronnelly. Potter, Lum, IYerson. Gregory, Lucas
Hendrckson.
Finance-Knox, Petit, Buffum, Freeman
Baker Flynn, Reese. Emery, Cullen
Public Accounts and observation-disclosures
Colby, Flynn, Elmqutst, Wallan, Sherwood
Ryan.
Kreis. Warren. Hanson, Ellingson, Brown
Slaven, Light, Boedigheimer, Hummer, Faircy
Powers, Heisler
Federal Relations-Plowman, Nordvold, Temp
IT'S. Lucas, Powers, Champlin, Duane.
--ducation-Reese, Williams, Donnelly Even
son, Green, Halvorson, Beatty.
Towns and Counties-Lum, Wallace Bennett
johnson, Low, Parrott, Cloutier.
Military Affairs-Naeseth, Arnold, Pratt. Shu-
Ter, Alexander. Light, Powers.
Agriculture and Manufactures-Estes, John
son, Buffu1n, Mobiles. Cullen, Ryan, Alexander.